Bayer Leverkusen host AC Milan in Matchday 2 of UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Previously in the competition, Milan fell to a 1-3 defeat against Liverpool whilst Leverkusen impressively beat Feyenoord 4-0 away from home.
Leverkusen currently sit 4th in the Bundesliga winning three, drawing one and losing one of their opening five games.
Meanwhile, the Rossoneri are 3rd in Serie A having won three, drawn two and lost one of their six games this season. Milan impressively beat bitter rivals Inter 2-1 which they then followed up with a 3-0 victory against Lecce this past weekend.
The red side of Milan will be confident ahead of this daunting trip to the reigning German champions – knowing that they will certainly get chances. Both sides have scored plenty of goals in their games so far this season however, both defences have failed to look convincing, setting this one up nicely for goals.
Leverkusen have registered xG’s of 0.14, 2.28, 1.66, 3.65. 2.93 and 4.01, demonstrating how threatening they are in front of goal with their lowest xG coming against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. AC Milan have registered xG’s of 2.09, 1.91, 0.60, 2.40, 1.28 and 2.21 in their previous 6 games. They themselves have been good going forward this season. Leverkusen have scored 15 goals in their last 5 games whilst Milan have scored 12 – further demonstrating the quality of both attacks.
BTTS has landed in 5/7 games for both teams. Leverkusen have seen O2.5 goals in 6/7, with Milan seeing O2.5 goals in 7/7 games. This one really is set up perfectly for an entertaining, end to end match – where goals look a certainty…
TIP: Over 2.5 Match Goals & BTTS @ 1.83 (Bet365)
